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PENTON

Dear Dirt Bike,I would like to share somethingthat has escaped the media—JohnPenton Day. On February 10th I droveto Amherst, Ohio, from Anniston,Alabama (700 miles), to pick up a

1974 Penton 125 Six Days that had
been completely rebuilt. I found the
bike by posting a want ad on the
Penton Owners Group website. While
I went just to pick up the bike and
turn right around and drive home, Paul
Danik of the POG asked if I wanted to
stay for a while and meet Mr. Penton.

I found the location where John
Penton Day was being held and
was introduced to many fine people.

Bud Green was on the 1969 ISDT
team and won a gold for the USA in
Germany. Paul Denik rode the ISDT
in 1974 and won gold in Italy for the
USA. Mr. Penton is 91 and going
strong, and the dedicated Penton lovers are a very special group. Do you
think you could get the expert writers
from your magazine to do a story on
Mr. Penton? This was the 49th anniversary of Penton coming to America.

Been reading your magazine for a
number of years—keep up the good
work.

Chuck Woodard
Anniston, Alabama

We’ve done a number of features
on John over the years, and the most
recent can be found on www.dirtbike
magazine.com by searching the title:
“Penton!” One of the earliest interviews with John was Dirt Bike back
in the ’70s, and we hope to have that
online soon.

ZOKES!

Dear Dirt Bike,I am writing you guys in regardsto your article on Scot Harden’s GasGas 300. You state it has Sachs forksand shock. It clearly does not. It hasMarzocchi forks and a Reiger shock.No worries, we’ll let this one slide.

I hope you continue to cover boutique brands in the future. There are
other great European dirt bikes other
than the orange and white ones.

Dear Dirt Bike,I just wanted to thank you onyour article on the YZ250FX in theFebruary 2017 issue. I purchased a

250FX in March of 2015, and I absolutely love the bike!!! I am a 52-year-
old Class C rider at best. I didn’t
start riding motorcycles until I was
about 44 years old. My son and I rode
mostly trails at first, then switched
to motocross. When I bought the

250FX, I was a little worried how it
would do on the track. I was very
happy with the performance, and
the only thing I changed on the bike
was suspension adjustment and a

49-tooth rear sprocket. This bike has
tons of torque. In two years I mostly
have raced motocross and done a
couple of hare scrambles, so you
might wonder why I didn’t get a 250F.

Electric start! When you tip the bike
over in a corner, it sucks to try and
kick-start a bike. Now I just smile and
push a button. When I go back to
just riding around the woods for fun, I
don’t have to change bikes. I have the
best of both worlds at my fingertips!